Editorial Emergency, “Ben Zimmer Hits the Big Time”

March 26, 2010

Simon Glickman and Julia Rubiner, “Ben Zimmer Hits the Big Time” (Editorial Emergency, “Editorializing” newsletter, Mar. 26, 2010)

We’ve known and cherished Ben Zimmer for some time as the editor of word-nerd destination The Visual Thesaurus; in that capacity he’s done us the honor of syndicating material originally created for “Editorializing” — and taught us a thing or two via both his published articles and delightful correspondence. We’re not alone in recognizing the man’s prose-writing prowess, editorial acumen and garrulous grace, however: Ben has been tapped to succeed the legendary William Safire as the New York Times Magazine’s “On Language” columnist. Safire launched “On Language” in 1979, and his departure for The Great Reference Library in the Sky left huge shoes to fill. But we feel confident that Ben has big feet. We wish him great success.

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